Words Starting With ECT

83 words start with ECT. Scores range up to 36 points (ECTOMYCORRHIZAE), averaging 16.9 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Plural of ectasis.

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Dilation of a hollow organ or part.

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Plural of ECTASIA.

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Dilation of a hollow or tubular body part.

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Relating to or characterized by ectasia.

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Plural of ecthlipsis.

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Suppression of a consonant or vowel in a word.

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A contagious skin disease with ulcerative lesions.

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Plural of ECTHYMA.

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Plural of ecthyma.

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The outermost germ layer of an embryo, giving rise to skin and nervous tissue.

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Of or relating to the ectoblast.

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Plural of ECTOBLAST.

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Relating to secretions produced by decomposing organisms.

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Plural of ECTOCRINE.

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The outermost germ layer of an embryo, forming skin and nerves.

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Relating to the ectoderm, the outer germ layer.

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Relating to the ectoderm.

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Plural of ECTODERM.

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Enzyme located outside a cell or on its surface.

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Plural of ECTOENZYME.

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An organism developed outside the womb.

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Plural of ECTOGENE.

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Plural of ECTOGENES.

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Development of an organism outside its natural body environment.

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Relating to ectogenesis.

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In a manner relating to external growth.

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Originating outside an organism.

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In a manner relating to external causes or origins.

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Plural of ECTOGENY.

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Able to live or grow outside a host.

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The influence of pollen on fruit parts outside the embryo.

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A blastomere that contributes to the ectoderm.

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Plural of ECTOMERE.

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Relating to an ectomere.

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A person with a thin, lean body type.

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Having a slender build with little fat or muscle.

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Plural of ECTOMORPHY.

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Plural of ECTOMORPH.

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The state of having a slender, lean body type.

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A fungus sheath enveloping a plant's root tips.

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Plural of ectomycorrhiza.

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Plural of ECTOMYCORRHIZA.

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A parasite that lives on the outside of its host.

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Plural of ECTOPARASITE.

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Relating to parasites living on a host's exterior.

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A plant that grows parasitically on the surface of another organism.

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Plural of ECTOPHYTE.

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Pertaining to external plant parasites.

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Abnormal position of a body part.

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Plural of ECTOPIA.

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In an abnormal position, especially of a pregnancy.

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In an ectopic manner; at an abnormal site.

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Plural of ECTOPY.

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A gel-like outer layer of the cytoplasm of a cell.

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Relating to or resembling ectoplasm.

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Plural of ECTOPLASM.

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Pertaining to, composed of, or resembling ectoplasm.

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A small aquatic animal with a lophophore and an anus outside the tentacle crown.

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Plural of ECTOPROCT.

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How many words starting with ect are there?

There are 83 words starting with ect.

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What is the highest-scoring word start with ECT?

ECTOMYCORRHIZAE scores 36 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.